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2015 Recap & Hopes for the New Year

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You never really know what the New Year will bring until it’s December 31st and you’re trying to pieceĀ 12 months worth of memory. 2015, undoubtedly, was a year that flew right by. But that’s not without a laundry list of events we’d like to forget about or remember for the rest of our lives. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane:

January:

ā€¢ Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack

ā€¢ Measles outbreak in the U.S.

ā€¢ Justin Bieber’s Calvin Klein ads

ā€¢ Pope Francis visits the Philippines

ā€¢ Facebook announces usersĀ in the U.S. will soon receive Amber Alerts

ā€¢ New England Patriots accused of using used under-inflated footballs during theirĀ championship game win against the Indianapolis Colts


February:

ā€¢Ā New England Patriots defeat the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl 49

ā€¢Ā “The Dress” goes viral

ā€¢Ā PlaneĀ hits elevated highway before crashing into a river in Taipei, Taiwan

ā€¢Ā Brian Williams suspendedĀ from NBC’s nightly broadcasts following theĀ discoveryĀ of making false statements about his experience reporting in Iraq

ā€¢Ā Saturday Night Live celebrates 40 years

ā€¢Ā ISIS militants execute more captives

ā€¢Ā Star Trek’s Leonard Nimoy passes away


March:

ā€¢Ā Zayn Malik announces he will be leaving One Direction

ā€¢Ā Co-pilot of Germanwings flight 9525Ā from Barcelona, Spain to Desseldorf, Germany deliberately crashes planeĀ into the French Alps

ā€¢Ā Apple Watch makes a debut

ā€¢Ā Boko Haram pledges allegiance to ISIS

ā€¢Ā New Religious Freedom Restoration ActĀ controversy in the U.S.


April:

ā€¢Ā Iran agrees to nuclear deal

ā€¢Ā Hillary Clinton announces second bid for President

ā€¢Ā Jury findsĀ Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty in the first phase of the Boston Marathon Bombing Trial

ā€¢Ā An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 kills thousands in Nepal

ā€¢Ā Furious 7 finishes its opening weekend with $143 million at the domestic box office

ā€¢Ā California drought


May:

ā€¢Ā Miley Cyrus officially launches The Happy Hippie Foundation

ā€¢Ā Ireland legalizes same-sex marriage

ā€¢ David Letterman says goodbye to his late-night show

ā€¢ Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, gives birth to second child, Charlotte

ā€¢ Amtrak train going double the limit derails inĀ Philadelphia

ā€¢ Mayweather defeats Pacquiao in “Fight of the Century”


June:

ā€¢ Caitlyn JennerĀ debuts on the cover of Vanity Fair

ā€¢Ā JurassicĀ World opens withĀ $204 million at the domestic box office

ā€¢ Nine dead in church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina

ā€¢ Same-sex marriage legalized in the U.S.

ā€¢ Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup

ā€¢ Greece misses debt payment to International Monetary Fund (IMF)

ā€¢ NBA Champs, Golden State Warriors, defeat ClevelandĀ Cavaliers


July:

ā€¢ The spacecraft, New Horizons, reaches Pluto

ā€¢ Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj Twitter drama

ā€¢ Mexico’s most notorious drug dealer, “El Chapo”, escapes from a maximum-security prison

ā€¢ United States and Cuba re-establish diplomaticĀ relations since 1961

ā€¢ President Obama begins historic trip to Kenya

ā€¢ Debris found on a remote island in the Indian Ocean is said to be from Malaysian Airlines Flight 370

ā€¢ Zimbabwe’s well-loved Cecil the Lion is killed by dentist, Walter Palmer

ā€¢ Dating website, Ashley Madison, is hacked

ā€¢ Team U.S.A. wins theĀ FIFA Womenā€™s World Cup against Team Japan


August:

ā€¢ Disney announces its building of Star Wars attractions in California and Florida

ā€¢ Donald Trump leads in his campaign’s first televised Republican presidential debate

ā€¢ Bomb explosion at Thailand shrine kills 22

ā€¢ The first two women graduate from grueling Army Ranger School

ā€¢Ā Francois Hollande presents three young Americans and British man withĀ France’sĀ LĆ©gion d’honneur (Legion of Honour) medal after tackling gunman on a train

ā€¢ Stock market crash due to uncertainty in China

ā€¢ Two television journalists are killed during live morning broadcast


September:

ā€¢ Scientists announce theĀ discoveryĀ of the pre-human species, Homo naledi

ā€¢ Stephen Colbert makes his debut on “The Late Show”

ā€¢ Lady Gaga releases music video/PSA about sexual harassment and assault

ā€¢ 769 killed during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia

ā€¢ President Obama welcomesĀ Pope FrancisĀ and Chinese President, Xi Jinping

ā€¢ Russian warplanes begin airstrikes in Syria

ā€¢Ā Google refinesĀ its logo as it becomesĀ a part of a new holding company called “Alphabet”

ā€¢ Apple introduces the iPad Pro and iPhone 6S

ā€¢ High school freshman,Ā AhmedĀ Mohamed, is taken into police custody when his homemade digital clock is mistaken for a bomb


October:

ā€¢ Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer releases

ā€¢ AdeleĀ releases her newest single, “Hello”

ā€¢ Shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, killing 9 people

ā€¢ Liberal Party leader, Justin Trudeau, becomes Canada’s new Prime Minister

ā€¢ Hurricane Patricia in southwestern Mexico

ā€¢ Chinese government shifts from one-child to two-child policy


November:

ā€¢ Coordinated attacks in Paris by ISIS, killing hundreds

ā€¢ FacebookĀ activatesĀ Safety Check after Paris attacks

ā€¢ Justin Bieber and One Direction respectively release “Purpose” and “Made in the A.M.” on the same day

ā€¢Ā Kobe Bryant announces retirement

ā€¢ New polls show Donald Trump leading Republican presidential pack

ā€¢ Planned Parenthood clinic shooting


December:

ā€¢ Star Wars: The Force Awakens domesticallyĀ grosses $238 million

ā€¢ Miss Philippines is crowned Miss Universe after host, Steve Harvey,Ā wrongly announces Miss Colombia

ā€¢ Guns ‘N Roses to reunite in 2016

ā€¢ ISIS supporters held responsible for San Bernardino shooting atĀ developmentalĀ disability center

ā€¢ Donald Trump calls for ban on Muslims

ā€¢Ā Canadians welcome Syrian refugees

ā€¢ NFL backs out of study of the relationship between football and brain diseases

ā€¢ Dubai hotel New Year’s Eve fire

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The chaos of controversies and achievements are a reflection of my 2015, I must admit. I had plenty of goals I set for myself, but most fell short. Don’t get me wrong; I took advantage of many opportunities, met wonderfulĀ people, and explored beautiful places, but it felt like something was always missing. Time management? Patience?? Self-assurance???Ā I could go on, butĀ like the events that made 2015 unpredictable, there will always be something to anticipate.

I just hope, above all else, to turn everything around in 2016.

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Happy New Year,

Kandace Ā šŸ™‚

Kandace Peroramas
Kandace Peroramashttps://www.youthareawesome.com/author/kandace/
Kandace Peroramas is the News & Social Media Junior Editor for Youth Are Awesome. Aware of the impact youth like herself can have on the community, she joined this Youth Central program to showcase and advocate for her love of writing, reading, family, friends, music, and travelling. She also believes the world is constantly changing, so staying informed keeps her sane! As an I.B. student, Kandace values balancing her education and passions, so she enjoys spending her time volunteering or scooping at Village Ice Cream. In the fall, she will be pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Science with the goal of becoming a pediatrician. All in all, Kandace hopes that through her writing, readers can connect with her in a personal way.
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